Baldwin Hills

Baldwin Hills is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California. The area was named for the prominant real estate businessman Lucky Baldwin, as was neighboring Baldwin Village. The area was affluent from the start, and the Olympic village for the 1932 Olympics was located in the Baldwin Hills. The Baldwin Hills Estates section of the neighborhood has been nicknamed "the Black Beverly Hills" for its affluence; conversely, Baldwin Village has been plagued by black gangs since the 1970s.